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lDec. 11, 195] J. H. BERRY ET AL 2,578,219

HAT

Marguerite E Berry INVENTORS.

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DeC- 1l, 1951 J. H. BERRY ETAL HAT 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 Filed Dec. l, 1949 S. m. Wm im Umm f V eEm A. B 7 a.. Hm wn .l F mmw JM w L@ @EN @5H W Patented Dec. `11', 1951 HAT James H. Berry and Marguerite F. Berry, Eureka., Calif.

Application December 1, 1949, Serial No. 130,482

l Claim.

This invention relates to a ladys hat of novel construction and design comprising a skull cap'or crown fabricated of plastic or similar material of paper weight to which may be readily and removably secured a bow, a snood, a turban, or

scarf-type covering for all of the hair if desired.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a light weight hat which is durable and fairly rigid, and at the same time pliable enough to mold to the shape of the head.

A further object of this invention is to provide a hat of the character `described which is relatively simple in design and construction, cheap to manufacture in large quantities, and which is constructed in Such a manner that it may be readily and easily altered to provide a wide variety of attractive designs.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by the device,`a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated, by way of example only, in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the skull cap or crown;

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the skull cap and an attached drape;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the skull cap and attached drape;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the hat showing the drape folded in the form of a turban;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the drape and one means of removably attache ing the same to the skull cap, the means being the same as that shown in Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a plan view of a drape pattern and another means for attaching the same to the skull Cap;

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of section line of Figure 2; and

Figure 8 is a sectional View taken substantially in the plane of section line 8-8 of Figure 4.

' The hat of the present invention includes a skull cap or crown I0 in the usual shape and configuration to set securely on the head of the wearer. The skull cap includes a bottom free edge I2 and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures I4 adjacent this free edge, the skull cap being fabricated of a light-weight pliable plastic material which is fairly rigid and which, at the same time, may be molded to the head and attached thereto by means of a conventional three-inch hairpin extending through a sen lected pair of the apertures |4 and the hair of the wearer, as will be readily understood.

A drape I6 as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4 is provided having the usual pleats I8 which may take the form of a snood 2t or a turban 22, all of which may be removably attached readily, easily and effectively to the crown or skull cap I Il in three distinct ways which will be described hereinafter particularly with reference to Figures 3 and 5-8.

The drape I1 may be cut into the pattern shown in Figure 6 and provided with an arcuate cut-out portion 24 to conform to the curvature of the skull cap.4 Apertures 26 are provided in the drape to receive ties 218. The drape I1 may then be folded into a desired configuration and secured on the inner face of the skull cap by having the ties extend through the apertures I4 at the rear of the skull cap, by knotting of the ties. The drape Il may be provided with two rows of apertures 30 and 32 for receiving the ties 2S which are made to extend through the apertures I4 in the skull cap and around the free edge I2 thereof, subsequently to be knotted or bowed as at 34, the

` construction being clearly shown in Figure 8. The

attachment of the drape Il is at the inner face of the skull cap and then may be Wound, as at 36, to provide a turban effect, as shown at 22 in Figure 4.

Another means of attaching the drape to the skull cap is shown in Figures 3 and 5 and consists of a longitudinal strip 38 which is secured in any desired manner to the drape I9 adjacent its upper edge lli). As will be seen clearly from Figure 5, the strip 38 is foldable along its length, as at 42, to provide a portion 44 that is secured directly to the drape I9, this portion including a plurality of spaced female snap fasteners 46. The other portion 48 is freely foldable relative to the first portion 44 and is provided with a plurality of male snap fastening members 5I). The drape may then be secured to the crown or cap having the male snap fastening members 50 extend through the apertures it and engage the female snap fastening elements 46, as shown clearly in Figure 3.

A third means is provided for securing the drape to the crown or cap and this includes the provision of a plurality of spaced female snap fastening elements 52 adjacent the upper edge 4I of the drape 2I. Secured to the drape 2| below the female members is a plurality of spaced male snap fastening elements 54 so that when the drape is bent as at 56 around the edge I2 of the skull cap, the male member 54 can be made to extend through the apertures I4 in the cap and to,

engage the female members 52 which will be disposed on the inner face of the cap, as shown clear- 1y in Figure 7.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the device Will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully compreliended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and Within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A ladies hat comprising a pliable, light-weight skull cap having cireum'ferentially spaced apertures adjacent, the free edge thereof, a drape, and means for removably attaching said. drape to said skull capI through said apertures, said means including spaced female snap fastening members carried by said drape adjacent its upper edge and spaced male snap fastening members carried by said drape beneath said female members, said drape being folded about the free edge of said skull cap so that the male members extend through said apertures and engage said female members.

` JAMES H. BERRY.

MARGUERITE F. BERRY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,902,268 Scherer Mar. 21, 1933 2,358,708 Halmos Sept. 19, 1944 2,370,442 Bentley Feb. 27, 1945 2,372,911 Rosenthal Apr. 3, 1945 2,441,788 Behr May 18, 1948 2,462,679 Rosenau Feb. 22, 1949 

